【正文】 kindness will make a big difference.（1）What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey? A.t sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their munity.s why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.6．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知，本文講述了美國(guó)著名作家Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》，并圍繞《草葉集》的開始不被接受到最后的大受歡迎展開，故選C?！笨芍?，人們不接受Walt Whitman的詩(shī)集，可推知denounced可能是“指責(zé)，批評(píng)”之意，選A。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“The new form of his poetry surprised many people.可知選D。Walt Whitman的詩(shī)贊美美國(guó)及其民主。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Walt Whitman39。 Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》。Walt Whitman and Leaves of GrassD.Walt Whitman—a Great SoldierB.D.Published.B.Accused.t famous then.D.The form of poetry is special.C.His poems show his love for his country.（2）Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first? A.He is the first great poet in the USAC.s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventythree, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninetytwo. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.（1）What can we know about Whitman? A.s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman39。 Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirtysix years old when he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fiftyfive. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme. In the nineteenth century, one of America39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。她對(duì)此很滿意。根據(jù)最后一段Laqueur所言“There are tradeoffs, which everyone will tell you, but by selfpublishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I39?？芍@是大出風(fēng)頭，吸引了所有人的關(guān)注，故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。故選C。s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a selfpublished author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family.”可知，當(dāng)她成為一名自主出版 的 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，Laqueur是一個(gè)兼職作家。s dance studio in CrotononHudson,”可知，跳舞始終是Laqueur的中心。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。2016年，她的小說(shuō)《云雀的狂歡》在第25屆《作家文摘》(Writer 39。拉克爾大半生教舞蹈，設(shè)計(jì)舞蹈，在舞臺(tái)表演，以舞蹈的形式講述故事。Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.D.Selfpublishing will replace traditional publishing.B.was accidentally stolen.（4）What can be inferred from what Laqueur39。was shown to people.C.Her own passion toward art.（3）Which of the following can best replace the phrase stole the show in Paragraph 4? A.The desire to make money.C.s persuasion.s studio（2）What made Laqueur change her attitude to business? A.wanted to own a publishing houseD.didn39。m cool with that.（1）From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur _______. A.s more about what39。 You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think selfpublishing allows that freedom,39。 Starting with her second selfpublished novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has selfpublished six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。 Yet Laqueur39。s dance studio in CrotononHudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: Owning a studio is a lot of work—financially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(編舞), the staging, but I didn39。s passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor.4．閱讀理解 故選A。根據(jù)第五段Harvey所言“I39。故選B。根據(jù)第六段中的“I39。故選C。t be a shooting if I get over there in time.”此句是說(shuō)“如果我能及時(shí)趕到那里，就不會(huì)有槍擊事件了”。根據(jù)第三段中的“he took out his phone and hit record. “I hate to say it, but I thought that this policeman was doing something illegal”可知，他們記錄場(chǎng)景是想記錄警察做了一些不合法的事。故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.Skeptical.B.Appreciative.He had a good martial arts background.（4）What is Harvey and Sample39。He was out of work at that time.B.He was ready to violate the law.D.s violence.To keep track of the criminal.C.t control the suspect.（2）Why did Harvey and Kirby record the scene at the beginning? A.D.He needed witnesses to support him.C.He was not on duty. After the arrest, the three men got to know each other over steaks and ribs at a local steak house—Hoffman39。 I39。 Harvey caught hold of the suspect39。 The detective called out fo